Switched at Birth by Christine Rimmer

Author:Christine Rimmer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-02-06T16:51:57+00:00

Chapter Seven

Karin dropped into the deck chair beside Sten.

She tapped his shoulder with a tall cold one. Sten took it, had a long sip and stared at the new moon, thinking how lucky he was to have such a great sister.

But then she had to go and ruin it by talking. “Don’t tell me you’re in the dog house with America’s Darling again.”

“Fine. I won’t tell you.”

Karin gave him a look, like he was just such a chucklehead. “Put yourself out of your misery. Go say you’re sorry.”

“Drop it.”

“Stennie, it’s time you learned to love again.” She said it so sweetly.

And that made it hurt even more—enough that he opened his big mouth and said, “Yeah, well, it’s time you started taking your own advice.” The words got out before he made himself stop them.

And Karin knew exactly what he meant by them—or at least, she suspected. She took a long pull off her ginger beer and then asked, “What are you getting at?”

He tried to backpedal. “It’s not my business. Sorry.”

“Just say it. Please.”

And then he turned and looked at her and, well, he never had liked lying much. “Last night, when you got home...” He explained about hearing voices, and that he and Madison had gone outside to see what was up. “We saw you with Liam Bravo.”

“Ugh.” She drank more fake beer. “It’s complicated.”

Now that he’d gone and put his foot in it, he at least had to offer, “You want to talk about it?”

“Um, no.”

He felt relief that she wasn’t going to unburden herself to him, which probably made him a terrible brother. “Well, I’m ready to listen if you ever do.”

“Thanks—but like I said, no. Liam did tell me, though, the real reason Madison’s here in town.” She leaned her head back and watched the wisps of clouds high above, like smoke trails in the dark sky. “She looks like the Bravos. I probably should have guessed—and don’t worry. I won’t say anything to anyone. I haven’t forgotten that she’s trying not to let the world know she’s here—and anyway, who would I tell?”

They gazed out at the ocean together until he asked, “So where’s my quote from Scarlett O’Hara?”

“Sorry.” She set her half-empty bottle on the little table between them and gathered her legs up onto the chair. “Scarlett’s got nothing worthwhile to say tonight.”

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